Poverty and Social Impact

May 19, 2025 News

Gathering for prosperity: Plastic Bank’s sustainability journey in 2024

Every year, we deepen our commitment to ending poverty and stopping plastic pollution. But 2024 marked a turning point.

A close-up shot shows a person wearing a black t-shirt with the white text:

April 21, 2025 Poverty and Social Impact

What does social impact mean and how can we play our part?

We all want to live in a better world—but what does it take to make real change? One powerful answer is social impact.

Fe del Rio, a Plastic Bank member in the Philippines, works daily to clean the shoreline—turning plastic waste into hope for her family and community

April 10, 2025 Poverty and Social Impact

How EPR can support the informal waste sector in the Philippines

The Philippines is dealing with a serious plastic waste problem—about 2.7 million metric tons of plastic are thrown away each year, and a lot of it ends up in our oceans.

Plastic Bank collection member from Indonesia.

August 1, 2024 Plastic Pollution and Recycling

Our story of becoming

Uncover how it all began! Discover Plastic Bank’s journey from realization and vision to global impact, transforming plastic waste into currency and empowering communities.

Plastic Bank collection community member from Baseco, Tondo, Manila, Philippines.

March 20, 2024 Featured

Wear the change: A bracelet with a purpose

Discover the bracelet that serves as a symbol of change.

Member Andrea Castro looking to the ocean in Vidigal Community

October 17, 2023 Poverty and Social Impact

What is Plastic Bank all about, and how can I get involved?

Imagine a world where the ocean brims with marine life, not plastic, and communities thrive by bringing the materials they purchase back to circularity. Enter Plastic Bank, a social enterprise committed to helping humanity win the battle against plastic pollution and poverty.